ISLAMIC ARTICLE :- ~ Salat ut-Tasbeeh

Salat ut-Tasbeeh
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Did you know there is a special salat, aside from the regular five and
their nawaafil, that brings greatforgiveness from Allah? It is called
Salat-ut-Tasbeeh.
It is recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud and other books ofhadith that
Rasulullah (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam once said to his uncle Hadrat
`Abbas (r.a.) :
O Abbas! O my uncle! Shall I not give you a gift? Shall I not show you
something by means of which Allah Ta`ala will forgive your sins, the
first and the lastof them, the past and recent, the unintentionaland
the intentional, the small and huge, the secret and open?
Rasulullah (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam) then taught him the Salah
al-Tasbih. Furthermore he advised him that it be offered daily, if
possible. If not then every Friday or once a month or once a year or
at least once in one's life time.
Salah al-Tasbih consists of 4 raka`at. It can be performed any time of
theday or night except at the makruh times.
The following tasbih is recited seventy-five times in each rak`ah
totalling 300 in the 4 raka`at.
Subhaanallaahi walhamdulillaahi walaa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar
The method of this salah isas follows:
*. After beginning the salahby saying Allah-u-Akbar recite the thana
', then Sura al-Fatiha and any Sura followed by the above tasbih 15
times.
*. Then go into Ruku and after reciting the usual tasbih for ruku`
recite the above tasbih 10 times.
*. After standing up from ruku` recite the usual Rabbana Lakal Hamd
andthereafter recite the tasbih 10 times.
*. Then go into Sajda and after reciting the usual tasbih for sajda
recite the above tasbih 10 times.
*. Then sit up from sajda and recite the tasbih 10 times between the two sajdas.
*. Thereafter go into sajda again and after reciting the usual tasbih
for sajdarecite the above tasbih 10 times.
*. Then sit after the 2nd sajda (i.e. before standing up for the
second rak`ah) and recitethe tasbih 10 times.
This adds up to 75 times in one rak`ah. Do the samefor the remaining 4 raka`at.
Special notes for Salat-Ul-Tasbih (according to IslamicAcademy.org):
1) Do not count loudly. It will break Salah.
2) Do not count on fingers or by holding a Bead Tasbih in hand. It is Makruh.
3) You may count by pressing the fingers as a reminder. For example if
you are in Ruku. You may press pinky of your right hand first for the
first count, then the finger nextto it for second count, then the
middle finger for third count, following this method untill you reach
the pinky of left hand will give you an exact count often. Use the
same method in Qayam, Sajdah and Jalsa.
4) If missed a count then make it up in the next posture. For example
if forgot to recite Tasbih after Surah in Qayam. Then you may recite
Tasbish 20 times instead of 10 in Rukuh after"Subhaana Rabbiyal
Azeem". Missed Tasbih cannot be recited in Qayam after ruku and Jalsa
between Sajdah. If you missed the Tasbih in Ruku then recite 20 in the
first Sajdah instead of the Qayam after rukuh. Similarly if missed the
Tasbih in first Sajdah then do not make it up in Jalsa. Instead recite
missed tasbih in the second Sajdah. If Tasbih has been missed in last
sajdah of second or fourth Rakah then you can recite the missed ones
before Attahiyat in Qaidah.
5) If you miss a wajib in Salah and have to do Sajdah Sahaw. You dont
have to recite Tasbih in Sajdah sahoo, since the 300 count has been
estalished. But if you had missed Tasbih in any of the postures and
remeber it now. Then you may recite the missed Tasbih inSajdah Sahaw
now.
6) It is preferable to recite after Surah Fatiha Sura Takathuur in the
first raka', Surah Wal A'sr in thesecond raka', Surah Kaferoon (qul ya
aiyuhal Kafiroon) in the third and Surah Akhlas (Qul hu Allah-hu ahd)
in the fourth raka'.If one does not remember these surah they can
recitethe ones they prefer.
Is it Authentic?
According to Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar, the
ruling regarding Salat-ut-Tasbeeh is that it is permissible and, in
fact, very meritorious.
The Hadith in question hasbeen accepted as Sahih (authentic) or Hasan
(sound) by various eminent Masters of Hadith.Those that claimed that
it was weak did so on the basis of a few chains of the narration.
However, if all the various chains be gathered, there will remain no
doubt as to its authenticity.
Hafiz ibn Hajar (RA) mentions the Hadith of Salat-ut-Tasbeeh and he
accepts it to be in fact either Sahih (authentic) or Hasan (sound) and
not Dha'eef (weak). (Ibid)
Imaam Tirmidhi (RA) says that many Ulama, among them Imaam Abdullah
ibn al-Mubaarak (RA), have accepted the virtue of Salat-ut-Tasbeeh.
(Tirmidhi vol.2 pg.348; Hadith 481)